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- ↑ Lalla Rookh Museum. lallarookh.org. (in Dutch)
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- ↑ Numismatisch Museum. Centrale Bank van Suriname. (in Dutch)
- ↑ The Stichting Surinaams Museum. amazonian-museum-network.org. (in Dutch)
- ↑ Het Surinaamsch Rumhuis. rumhuis.sr. (in Dutch)
- ↑ Over Villa Zapakara. villazapakara.com(in Dutch)
- ↑ "Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam". fortnieuwamsterdam.sr (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 7 November 2013.
- ↑ Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam in Suriname staat op omvallen. Het Parool, 11 May 2018. (in Dutch)
- ↑ Museum van Bakkie. warappakreek.com. (in Dutch)
- ↑ "Telecom Museum". fortnieuwamsterdam.sr (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 7 November 2013.
- ↑ Telecommunicatie museum in Nieuw-Amsterdam. nospang.com. (in Dutch)
- ↑ Coronie heeft Mangrove Educatie Centrum. starnieuws.com, 16 October 2015. (in Dutch)
- ↑ Moengo krijgt een Contemporary Art Museum, de Ware Tijd, 20 July 2011. (in Dutch)
- ↑ Saamaka Marronmuseum. Cultuur & heritage in het regenwoud van Suriname. (in Dutch)
